Anti-terror chief among 7 killed in Iraq blasts: police

Thu, 01/07/2010 - 04:05 EDT - France24.com - Business

Co-ordinated early-morning bombings on Thursday at the homes of four police officers in the western Iraqi town of Heet killed seven people, including the town's anti-terror chief, police said."At 3:00 am, men planted bombs around the bedrooms of four houses belonging to members of the police force, including Major Walid al-Heeti, the head of Heet's anti-terror department," said Lieutenant Colonel Fadhil Nimrawi, the head of the town's emergency response unit.

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Coordinated bombings early Thursday shattered the homes of four police officers in the western Iraqi town of Heet, killing seven people including the town's anti-terror chief, an official said.Six people were wounded in the blasts.Attackers planted explosives around the bedrooms of the policemen in the town, 60 kilometres (35 miles) west of the Anbar provincial capital of Ramadi, said Lieutenant Colonel Fadhil Nimrawi, the head of the town's emergency response unit.

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